2021 Press Releases

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• 9/10/2021 Attorney General Tong Responds to Insurance Rate Hikes

  Attorney General William Tong today reacted to news that the Connecticut Insurance Department has approved health insurance rate increases averaging 5.6 percent for the individual market and 6.7 percent for the small group market. In approving the increases, the Insurance Department did reduce rates requested by insurers by 35 percent for the individual market and by 48 percent for the small group market.

• 7/26/2021 Attorney General Tong to Testify Before Congressional Subcommittee on Bankruptcy Abuses and Reform

  At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, Attorney General William Tong will testify in support of reforms to bankruptcy laws.

• 11/15/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Reform Military Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, calling on Congress to pass the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021.

• 8/5/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Information Regarding Philips Respironics CPAP Machine Recall

  Prompted by complaints from multiple Connecticut patients and medical providers, Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter to Philips Respironics seeking information regarding a recall of certain BiPAP, CPAP and ventilator devices.

• 1/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition in Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Opposing Trump Administration “Death to Asylum” Rule

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, led by California, in two amicus briefs in support of two separate challenges to a Trump Administration rule that guts major aspects of the existing asylum system and effectively eliminates the meaningful right to apply for protection in the United States.

• 1/28/2021 Court Unseals States' Latest Generic Drug Complaint, Including Excerpts from "Diary of Collusion" Meticulously Documenting Widespread Price-Fixing

  Attorney General William Tong today released the third full unredacted complaint filed by a coalition of 51 states and territories resulting from its more than six year antitrust investigation into price-fixing in the generic pharmaceutical industry.

• 1/28/2021 Attorney General Tong Sends Letter to Alden Global Capital Requesting Information on Potential Purchase of Tribune Publishing

  Tong expresses concerns about Alden’s plans for America’s oldest continuously published newspaper

• 10/21/2021 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Pit Bulls Seized in Orange Dog Fighting Raid

  Attorney General William Tong is seeking state custody of seven pit bulls seized in a raid of an Orange property suspected of operating as part of a multistate illegal dog fighting ring. Today’s action is the latest development in an ongoing police investigation.

• 7/28/2021 AG Tong Statement on CCDL vs. Lamont Decision

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Connecticut Citizen’s Defense League vs. Lamont.

• 6/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers That Amazon Sidewalk Will Automatically Connect Smart Home Devices to Shared Network on June 8

  Attorney General William Tong warned consumers that Amazon will automatically connect their smart home devices and products to a new shared network called Amazon Sidewalk on June 8—raising concerns about consumer privacy and protections.

• 2/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Welcomes Comcast Decision to Postpone Data Cap Rate Hike Until 2022

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement welcoming Comcast’s announcement today that they will postpone their ill-timed data cap until 2022. Attorney General Tong had strongly objected to implementing the rate hike in the midst of the ongoing public health and economic crisis.

• 1/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition Fighting to Protect Nearly One Million Homeowners from Unlawful Fees

  Mortgage Servicing Class Action Settlement Violates Most States’ Laws and Provides Windfall for Mortgage Servicer

• 2/4/2021 Connecticut Helps Lead $573 Million Settlement with McKinsey & Company for its Role in "Turbocharging" the Opioid Epidemic with Purdue Pharma

  Attorney General William Tong today helped lead a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in a $573 million settlement with McKinsey & Company.

• 8/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls for Faster Implementation of Anti Robocall Technology

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight back against the scourge of illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID technology.

• 5/6/2021 Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA Proposal to Levy $30 Million Penalty Against Eversource

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today in support of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s proposal to levy a $30 million total civil penalty against Eversource for its failure to meet its obligations to ratepayers in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.